The Euro 2016 Thread

I can see why they'd want a parade....to show appreciation. This is a massive achievement by Wales....a semi final in the European Cup. I'd have been pleased if England had achieved that and we would surely have predicted we would do better than Wales. Let them enjoy it and I hope they build from this and do well in the WC qualifiers.

 

Im I glass half empty person, so in my eyes their basically celebrating failure to win a tournament they set out to win. To me that's just rather odd.

 

Agreed. Small time mentality, just like when they cheered us going out.

 

To be honest, I find it embarrassing and completely over the top. If they'd won, or were even runners-up then fair enough but for reaching the semis...

 

So you don't see their achievement as a massive success then.?

 

Put it this way when Saints get to the semi final of the Europa League and in the highly unlikely event that they are knocked out, I would be a bit embarrassed if they had an open top bus parade because that was their best achievement to date. Save it for when we win.

Nobody is saying that they can't do it just we don't understand why. As for being comparable to winning it that seems a bit patronising. Who's to say they won't win it one day?

 

OK then. I do understand why.

 

Basically its a " Wales football coming home parade for not winning the tournament, but for doing better than we thought" celebration .

I've never heard of one of those before.

 

Iceland did one only days before.

I think there's more to it than not understanding. I think you begrudge them their achievement.

 

Im happy that they got as far as they did, but they are effectively celebrating that they weren't quite good enough to win something.

 

You obviously aren't going to get the magnitude of what they have achieved. Let's leave it at that.

 

They want to do it, then I'm happy for them. Only truly embarrassing if no one attended...a lot of people indicates they wanted to do it.

 

I hear what you're saying, but ok let's move on.

 

I agree. It's like accepting that this is as good as it's ever going to get. They did brilliantly, but it ended with a rather tepid performance against a well organised team, which didn't have 3 central defenders missing (unlike Belgium). Wales should be looking for even better(and also get out of the celebrating England failure mentality).

 

Just catching up with the BBC's Sportsday page and they're asking the question, "What phrases wouldn't be said at the Euros?"

Amongst answers like, "Holland are playing well here" and "No thanks Dai, I think I've had enough to drink now" is "That was poor defending by Fonte."

 

That would be me

Should be a fascinating game, really looking forward to it. Fancy a cheeky bet Tom?

£10 to a charity of winners choice?

 

Pepe is back in training Better not replace our Jose.

 

He won't. He'll replace Alves

 

Fonte should make team of the tournament, it would be a travesty if he doesn't.